Larry--you are a genius--I totally understand how this model lends itself to this mod.--and you do just the right stuff to make it work.” A.K., England

 I received the guitar yesterday, and have had a chance to play it a bit both plugged and unplugged. It sounds and feels great…I really like the PG mod on this guitar. It does not sound thin and tinny at all. The neck feels very much like the 60 LP necks, but maybe a touch flatter… It certainly feels and sounds more like an old one than the historics I’ve had…The top is really nice also….a really wide flame with lots of mineral streaks…What I really like about the neck is the lack of shoulders that one finds on so many historics—the historics aren’t even close to an old one!... I can’t get over the light weight. It’s lighter than my Strat, and the Strat is only 7.1 pounds…It’s really quite a guitar for the money. To me, it’s worth the extra $ to buy from you. Where else can one choose a top and get a great soundclip of the guitar in action before buying?” C.S., USA

“The guitar is absolutely brilliant with exactly the sounds I was after. I did a little work on the action though, I've always been a 'fretless wonder' type of guy. So rest assure Larry, I am a 200% pleased and happy customer and as promised, I will send you a CD when I get ready. Thank you very much for the CD, to be honest I've been so busy trying out the guitar with my amps I haven't had time to listen to it yet, but I will tonight.” H.R., Norway

“Haven't been able to stop playing the guitar. The sound is just amazing. I've finally got a Les Paul sound I'm a 100% happy with. I didn't realize that the out of phase sound would be so dependent of the volumes being at the same levels. So, not only do you have the hollow tone, but you also have the normal double humbucker sound by barely backing off one of the volumes. Everything I loved about a "normal" Les Paul plus. I'm thinking about picking another one up for slide.” A.A., USA

“Since eight hours now I have played this guitar until my fingers (and my wife (and probably the neighbours too)) said "Enough!" (at least for today). I knew that I could trust every judgement of yours on everything concerning guitars, especially Les Pauls (among others). But still I wondered if I could take for granted all those marvelous facts that you reported of the Les Paul Standard Faded and your Peter Green upgrade of it. But every second of the last hours and all my fresh experiences with that guitar you sent showed everything you said on that subject to be true: If any guitar should be honoured with such attributes as "unbelievable sustain", "truly resonant", "vibrating for hours", "wonderful tone" etc., it is this guitar." U.B., Germany

“I love it! I had been a bit concerned about the faded finish, as I'd never seen one in person, but I think it looks great. Also like the aged looking hardware, nice job! As for the sound, it's exactly what I had hoped for. It was amazing to plug it in for the first time, throw it into the out of phase setting, and there was "that" sound! Never thought I'd be able to get anywhere near it!” R.R., USA

“Just an update on the guitar - I was playing at a bluesfestival yesterday and although I started the gig on my modified blue Heritage H555, I had the Les Paul as a spare guitar. When the one hour set was half way through, I couldn't take anymore and changed to PG-mod 26; I got loud cheers from the guitar-oriented audience! With it's slightly more powerful pickups (I use a bare knuckle stormy monday bridge pup on my 555, which has a slightly more conservative tone and output) it just gave me and my amp the extra push we both needed to end the set in flames.” D.N., The Netherlands

"...got the guitar to day and have been playing it for an hour or so, yep the look and sound is fantastic!! i love the out of phase tone its spot on i'm really chuffed with it..." K.L., England

“I played the new one today at my church service and it was just incredible. The sustain is just infinite. Every note on the neck just screams. I played it through my Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Roadster with 4 different channel settings. It sounded just awesome on every channel - 2 clean and 2 with some overdrive/distortion. And the different sounds I could get by switching pickups and volume levels was amazing. I think this one is one of the finest Les Pauls I've ever played. Blows away any Custom Shop Historic I've ever played or owned. No joke, it may even sound better than Peter's original 59. ;)" M.J., USA

“I have been playing both guitars non stop and am so impressed by the sounds they have. My '57 Black Beauty is very mellow and thick so I cannot replicate any PG's sounds. My Black Beauty is more of a dark and heavy sounding guitar and I can do some pretty good Tony Iommi/Black Sabbath sounds. These Faded Standards though are SENSATIONAL! Both Standards have the BEST Danny Kirwan sound on the treble pickup and absolutely nail PG's sound in the middle position. I can't stop playing them and am actually quite surprised with the 'nasally' and 'bitey' sounds I am finding." G.H., Tasmania

PLEASE NOTE: CV Guitars is not an authorized Gibson dealer. Therefore, even if new and unplayed, these guitars have no Gibson warranty. However, we guarantee all parts and workmanship used in the conversion of these guitars for 3 years. This guarantee does not apply to parts not replaced during conversion, i.e., tuners (unless optional Sperzel tuners are purchased and installed) and nut, or to the body, finish, fingerboard and frets, or from defects in material and workmanship caused by damage or misuse.